A 19-year-old New York man who ran back into his burning apartment building to save a little girl died from his injuries.Lucas Silverio helped carry his grandmother to safety but ran back up 14 floors of a 16-story building to try to save 3-year-old Yasleen McDonald, whom he saw crying alone in a hallway, WABC-TV reported.The two had burns on more than 80% of their bodies. Yasleen died Monday, and Silverio died Wednesday."What 19-year-old would actually click on his heart to go save a 3-year-old?" France McDonald, Yasleen’s father, told News 12 The Bronx.The two families lived a floor apart from one another, according to WABC-TV."We didn't even know each other," Somayra Rodriguez, the girl's aunt, told the TV station. "We didn't know we were neighbors. I lived there 10 years, we didn't know each other. He went to save her without knowing her."Silverio was studying to become a health aide, according to reports.A GoFundMe page has been established for Silverio and has raised more than $8,500 as of Friday evening.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.

NEW YORK (Video from News 12 The Bronx via CNN) —

A 19-year-old New York man who ran back into his burning apartment building to save a little girl died from his injuries.

Lucas Silverio helped carry his grandmother to safety but ran back up 14 floors of a 16-story building to try to save 3-year-old Yasleen McDonald, whom he saw crying alone in a hallway, WABC-TV reported.

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The two had burns on more than 80% of their bodies. Yasleen died Monday, and Silverio died Wednesday.

The two families lived a floor apart from one another, according to WABC-TV.

"We didn't even know each other," Somayra Rodriguez, the girl's aunt, told the TV station. "We didn't know we were neighbors. I lived there 10 years, we didn't know each other. He went to save her without knowing her."

Silverio was studying to become a health aide, according to reports.

A GoFundMe page has been established for Silverio and has raised more than $8,500 as of Friday evening.